The Right to a Clean Environment in India: Gender Perspective

D Naik, Gayathri

Abstract

The watershed moment s for the recognition and development of human rights mechanisms in international law were the creation of the United Nations in 1945 and t he Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 . 1 Since then, the UDHR, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR ) , 2 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( ICESCR ) 3 — collectively the International Bill of Rights — have mainstreamed several human rights in the form of political, cultural, social , and economic rights. However, despite UDHR’s significance in human life and the enjoyment of human rights, the right to a clean environment could not find a place in any of these instruments.

Citation

D Naik, G. (2020). The Right to a Clean Environment in India: Gender Perspective. Vermont journal of environmental law, 21, 371-415

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 15, 2020
• Publication Date: Mar 30, 2020
• Deposit Date: Mar 2, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 31, 2120
• Journal: Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
• Print ISSN: 1936-4253
• Electronic ISSN: 1936-4261
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Pages: 371-415
• Publisher URL: https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/ee52edf5/files/uploaded/Naik_Final.pdf